Carrousel



' Nov. 1o, 1925.

Y 1,561,170 J. F. KLINE CARROUSEL Filed July 5, 1924 Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES James F. KLINE, or AMAnILLdrExAs.

cARRoUs'EL.

Application ledf'iruly- 5,

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES F. KLINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Amarillo, in the county of Potter and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrousels; and Iv do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, wh'ich form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to carrcusels and the primary object thereofl is to provide a simple form of carrousel which in addition to having rotative movement will have a movement causing the seats to traverse a path similar to a sinusoidal curve so as to provide a wavy rotative movement to the seats and the invention consists in certain novel parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be specifically described hereinafter, referenceJ being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a carrousel embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through part of the base and part of the rotor, the spindle and cam as Well as the cam rollers being shown in edge elevation.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cam and cam rollers, and

Fig. 4 is a detailed perspective view of the foot end of the spindle.

The base 1 is provided with suitable legs 2.`v The base l is provided with a cup shaped member 3 having a bottom recess 4 and an enlarged portion 5 in the vertical Wall of which are mounted studs 6 and 7'carrying rollers 8 and 9 in the recesses 10 and 11. In the bottom recess 4 is a wedge shaped foot'l2 for the spindle 13. The spindle 13A passes through a hub 14 supported on the spindle by the ball bearings 15 rand 16. The hub is integral with but eccentric to the cam disk 17 in the vplane of the rollers 8 and 9 and between them so that there is rolling contact between the edges of the rollers 8 and 9 and the cam 17.

The hub carries radial arms 18 on which are suitable seats or supports 19 of appropriate construction. Above the spindle and secured to the hub is a suitable socket mem- 1924. Serial No. 724,228.

ber 21 in which is mounted a central tie rod 22 which is connected to the arms 18 by braces or rods 20. The socket member 2l may be fastened to the hub in any appropriate manner. The hub carries a shroud 21 in the form of an inverted pan which is` of suliicient diameter to enclose the upper end of the member 3 soas to protect the interior of the member 3 from dust,dirt and other elements, it being understood of course that the parts in the element 3 will be lubricated, therefore it is desirable that dust and Water are kept out of the space-5.-

The carrousel can be turned by any appropriate means so that the hub will rotate on the spindle 13 and as the hub rotates, the axial position of the hub will change continuously due to the fact that the axis of the hub is eccentric to the axis of thedisk or cam 17. Therefore, the seats 19 will traverse a sinusoidal path presenting a wavy motion l in addition to the rotative motion to the seats.

manufactured and assembled and the parts can be readily removed for inspection and repairs.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is: 'y

1. A carrousel comprising a vbase having a recessed member, a spindle mounted in the member to rock back and forth in a definite plane, a hub rotatably mounted on the spindie, passenger-carryingmeans on the hub, a cam on the hub, and rollers carried by the base, bearing against the cam on the hub.

2. A carrousel comprising a base having a recessed portion, a'spindle having a wedgeshaped foot movable back andforth in said recessed portion, a hub rotatably mounted on the spindle, passenger carrying means on the hub, a horizontal, rotatable cam diskV fastened on the hub,v and rollers carried by the base and bearing against the cam disk.-

tened on the hub, rollers carried by the base bearing against the cam disk, radial arms tion and movable back and forth across the base in a denite vertical plane, a hub rotatably mounted on the spindle, passengercarrying means carried by the hub, rollers carried by the base, and a disk eccentrically carried by the hub. having its edge bearing against the rollers.

5. A carrousel comprising a base having a recessed portion, diametrically opposite l0 rollers carried by the base, a spindle mounted in said recessed )ortion and movable across the same in a efnite vertical plane,4 a hub rotatablyr mounted on the spmdle, passenger-Carr lng means carried by the hub., and a dis eccentrically carried by the hub and having its edge, at diametrically opposite points, bearing against the diametrically located rollers.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

JAMES F. KLINE. 

